maternal health

For Nashira Baril, her proposed project to redevelop four parcels in a residential area near Nubian Square would mean the next step toward the completion of a dream to bring a birth center into Boston, plus the creation of a permanent home for five other nonprofit organizations.

For Black communities, local and national statistics have identified disparities in maternal health outcomes and transmission rates of sexually transmitted infections. A program launched by ABCD aims to close some of those gaps by increasing free, around-the-clock access to reproductive health supplies through vending machines installed at three of its program sites.

Five minutes down the road from Nubian Square, a little parcel of land is in the works to become a place for community members to have a different experience when giving birth.

An omnibus maternal health bill introduced to the legislature would have overhauled the way our state manages maternal health, marking a remarkable victory amid the public health crises that persist for pregnant and parenting individuals — especially those who are Black and Hispanic.

During an intimate roundtable discussion in a Dorchester school, seasoned and expecting mothers recently exchanged information and experiences about their journeys with breastfeeding and the benefits of mother’s milk.